‘Serious allegation’: Senior WHS officer accused of ‘working’ for CFMEU

A senior Workplace Health and Safety Queensland officer accused a colleague Wednesday of working on behalf of the CFMEU union, possibly for financial gain. Regional director Paul Smith told the inquiry that Helen Burgess, a former WHSQ director, consistently favored the union's demands over proper safety procedures. Smith said Burgess either fervently believed in union ideology or received financial benefit.

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